Requirements for detection zones that contain non-addressable automatic detection system are given below: The floor area of a single zone shall not exceed 2000 m2. If the total area of a building is less than 300 m-, a zone can cover more than one floor.

For level ceilings, NFPA 72 currently requires spacing smoke detectors at one half their listed spacing, perpendicular to the run of the beams on a ceiling less than or equal to 12 feet in height, when the beams are less than or equal to 12 inches deep. Ceilings with beams and joists affect detector spacing.

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Where Should You Place Smoke Detectors? Smoke detectors should be installed on every level of your home to detect rising smoke from a fire. They should be placed inside or directly outside of each bedroom and common areas, and in laundry rooms and kitchens where fires can originate.

Attached garages are one of the most questionable practices of common construction and deserves a close look at pollution management. Garages carry one of the biggest risks of Carbon Monoxide CO poisoning. Most poisoning cases are small and go undiagnosed. Cumulative health effects are best avoided.

It’s best to avoid placing our gun safes in the garage, but if there is no other choice, it’s a good practice to bolt it to the floor and build a closet around it. Although the gun safe can be placed inside a bedroom closet, the best place is once again the basement.

Since garages are homes to cleaning detergents, toxic car fumes, and other odorous chemicals, you might be exposed to these hazards when you sleep. Toxic chemicals pose a serious health risk, which may have detrimental health effects when inhaled or contact with skin occurs.

Garage living is a serious code violation, for health and safety reasons. Heater explosions are always a threat, but fume leaks can also cause health problems. Makeshift electrical arrangements are dangerous too. And almost none of these garages have adequate escape routes in case of a fire.

Garages should be properly ventilated to air out any chemicals and fumes generated by your vehicle. Also, your garage builds up heat over the summer so it will feel uncomfortable if you don’t ventilate your garage.

Leaving a car running in a closed garage will produce enough carbon monoxide to overcome and kill a person within a few minutes. If left running long enough, a car can fill your home with fatal concentrations of carbon monoxide.